Board and Staff
Board of Directors
Raymond A. “Tony” Thomas III
Chairman
General, USA Retired
11th Commander, USSOCOM
Clayton M. Hutmacher
President & CEO
Major General, USA Retired
Former Director of Operations, USSOCOM
David Redmond
Treasurer
CFO & CPA, Retired
Thomas Arthur
Secretary
Craig Brotchie
Colonel, USAF Retired
Former Commander,
720th Special Tactics Group
Tony Bruno
Senior Vice President,
New York Yankees
Chief Financial Officer, Yankee Global Enterprises
Mark “Droopy” Clark
Major General, USMC Retired
4th Commander, MARSOC
Barron Collier II
President, Collier Group
Mike Durant
Chief Warrant Officer 4,
USA Retired
President & CEO,
Pinnacle Solutions
George Ferkes
Colonel, USAF Retired
Former Commander,
Special Operations Group
Richard Forsyth
President & CEO,
Wendover Art Group
Troy Fowler
Board Member & Director, Triad Foundation
Cole Hauser
American Actor
Scott A. Howell
Lieutenant General, USAF Retired
15th Commander, JSOC
Aaron Kozmetsky
President, KMS Ventures
James “Jim” Linder
Major General, USA Retired
Former Chief of Staff, USSOCOM
Dr. Carla Long
Colonel, USA Retired
Former Command Psychologist, USSOCOM
Dr. Michele Malvesti
Professor, The Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy at Tufts University
Patrick McCauley
Command Sergeant Major, USA Retired
Former Senior Enlisted Advisor, USSOCOM
Georgeann McRaven
Director
Kevin Miller
Chief Warrant Officer 3,
USA Retired
President & CEO, Sciolex Corporation
Matthew Quinn
Deputy Director, U. S. Secret Service
Kevin Sofield
Partner, Vista Equity Partners
Peter G. Vasely
Rear Admiral, USN Retired
Alton C. Ward
Shareholder, Hill Ward Henderson
Ambassadors
Robert Armstrong
Command Sergeant Major,
USA Retired
Robert Ashley, Jr.
Lieutenant General,
USA Retired
Fran Beaudette
Lieutenant General,
USA Retired
Allison Black
Colonel, USAF Retired
Chris Black
Colonel, USA Retired
Shawn Brady
Colonel, USAF Retired
Jim Craig
Olympic Gold Medalist
Owner, President & CEO, Gold Medal Strategies
Dick Davis
Command Sergeant Major,
USA Retired
John Deedrick
Lieutenant General,
USA Retired
Tom Deitz
Commander, USN Retired
Matt Drayton
Sergeant Major, USA Retired
Jim Gill
Master Sergeant, USA Retired
Frank Grippe
Command Sergeant Major,
USA Retired
Scott Hall
Lieutenant Colonel,
USAF Retired
Gardner Howe
Vice Admiral, USN Retired
Former Associate Director for Military Affairs, CIA
Chris Kirk
Colonel, USA Retired
Lane Kjellsen
Sergeant Major, USA Retired
John Koren
Major, USAF Retired
Kellyjack Luman
Command Sergeant Major,
USA Retired
Matthew Magness
Colonel, USAF Retired
Steve Mathias
Colonel, USA Retired
John Maubach
Colonel, USAF Retired
Michael Mora
Colonel, USA Retired
Don Plater
Colonel, USA Retired
Patrick Powers
Colonel, USA Retired
Patrick Roberson
Major General, USA Retired
Michael Sarraille
Lieutenant Commander,
USN Retired
Brad Taylor
Lieutenant Colonel,
USA Retired
Tom Trask
Lieutenant General,
USAF Retired
Gregg Vander Ley
Colonel, USAF Retired
Janet Vander Ley
Lieutenant Colonel,
USAF Retired
Dan Walrath
Major General, USA Retired
Zac Whitt
Sergeant Major, USA Retired
Andrew “Andy” Wilson
Sergeant Major, USA Retired
Dick M. Zagorski
Sergeant, USA Retired
Foundation Staff
Executive
Clayton M. Hutmacher
President & CEO
Major General, USA Retired
Former Director of Operations, USSOCOM
Sean J. Corrigan
Executive Vice President
Colonel, USA Retired
Scholarship & Family Outreach
Barbara Secor, LMHC, MS
Director of Programs
Lisa Berardicurti
Scholarship & Student
Success Advocate
Lisa Delong
Scholarship & Student
Success Advocate
Trine Eriksen, MS
Scholarship & Student
Success Advocate
Cara L. Cima, MA
Scholarship & Student
Success Advocate
Misty Malson
Program Support Specialist
Master Sergeant, USAF Retired
Resources
Lisa Henson
Director of Resources
Gary Aquino
Administrative Manager
Petty Officer First Class,
USN Retired
Jennifer Rivera-Pugh
Financial Administrator
Angela McCants
Administrative Coordinator
Development & Events
Kelly ward Becker
Director of Development
Alex Gordon
Event Manager
Kim Brown
Digital Media Manager
Brittany Beckner
Event Coordinator
Emma Farrell
Digital Marketing & Communications Coordinator
Jason Prosper
Event Coordinator
Former Petty Officer Third Class, USCG
Emeritus
Thomas “Tom” Arthur
Director – Emeritus
President, ASAP Capital Partners
Bryan “Doug” Brown
Chairman – Emeritus
General, USA Retired
7th Commander, USSOCOM
John T. Carney, Jr.
President/CEO – Emeritus
Colonel, USAF Retired
Charles Holland
Director – Emeritus
General, USAF Retired
6th Commander, USSOCOM
Michael I. Lampe
Director – Emeritus
Chief Master Sergeant,
USAF Retired
James E. MacDougald
Director – Emeritus
President, Westshore Ventures Inc.
Joe Maguire
President/CEO – Emeritus
Vice Admiral, USN Retired
Steve L. McLeary
Executive Director – Emeritus
Major, USAF Retired
Wayne G. Norrad
Director – Emeritus
Chief Master Sergeant,
USAF Retired
Eric T. Olson
Chairman – Emeritus
Admiral, USN Retired
8th Commander, USSOCOM
Henry “Hill” Ross Perot III
Director – Emeritus
Vice President, Hillwood
Richard W. Potter
Director – Emeritus
Brigadier General, USA Retired
Former Deputy Commander, USASOC
Thomas Quinn
Director – Emeritus
U. S. Secret Service, Retired
Director, Federal Air Marshal Service, Retired
William S. Rone
Treasurer & Director – Emeritus
Peter J. Schoomaker
Director – Emeritus
General, USA Retired
35th Chief of Staff, USA
5th Commander, USSOCOM
Harold Steinbrenner
Director – Emeritus
Managing General Partner,
New York Yankees
Fred Thomas
Director – Emeritus
Founder and CEO, Pinch-A-Penny
